04012nam 22006375 450 991101874320332120250806174727.09783031970665(electronic bk.)978303197065810.1007/978-3-031-97066-5(MiAaPQ)EBC32253829(Au-PeEL)EBL32253829(CKB)40093117400041(DE-He213)978-3-031-97066-5(EXLCZ)994009311740004120250806d2025 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dual Challenge of Tolerable Economic Inequality A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Definition Dilemmas and the Risks of Acceptable Disparities /by Maurizio Bovi1st ed. 2025.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2025.1 online resource (240 pages)Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being,2364-1088Print version: Bovi, Maurizio The Dual Challenge of Tolerable Economic Inequality Cham : Springer,c2025 9783031970658 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Challenge One: No Consensus on What Constitutes Morally Tolerable Economic Inequality -- Chapter 2. Some Preliminary Considerations on Distributive Justice -- Chapter 3. Tolerable Inequality According to Radical Egalitarians -- Chapter 4. Tolerable Inequality According to Desert-Based and Meritocratic Theories -- Chapter 5. Tolerable Inequality According to Utilitarians -- Chapter 6. Tolerable Inequality According to John Rawls -- Chapter 7. Tolerable Inequality According to Amartya Sen -- Part II. Challenge Two: Tolerable Economic Inequality Can Turn Intolerable -- Chapter 8. Economic Inequality and the Family -- Chapter 9. Economic Inequality and the City -- Chapter 10. Economic Inequality and the Firm -- Chapter 11. Economic Inequality and the Nation.This book tackles two central challenges in the discourse on economic inequality. First, there is no consensus on what constitutes a morally acceptable inequality, as even philosophers struggle to conceptualize benchmarks for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable disparities. Second, while tolerable inequality has the potential to evolve into systemic patterns of polarization, segregation, and discrimination, it can ultimately escalate into unjustifiable inequality. This self-reinforcing cycle complicates efforts to achieve equitable distributions. The book explores these challenges in two sections through a multidisciplinary lens. Part one discusses distributive justice and philosophical debates surrounding inequality’s acceptable boundaries. Part two employs the concept of social aggregations—such as families, cities, firms, and nations—to examine how even initially tolerable inequality can spread and intensify through interconnected social systems. By emphasizing the relational nature of inequality, the book underscores its systemic complexity and the need for holistic understanding.Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being,2364-1088Space in economicsWell-beingWelfare statePhilosophyEconomicsSpatial EconomicsWell-BeingWelfarePhilosophy of EconomicsSpace in economics.Well-being.Welfare state.Philosophy.Economics.Spatial Economics.Well-Being.Welfare.Philosophy of Economics.330.91Bovi Maurizio129171MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911018743203321The Dual Challenge of Tolerable Economic Inequality4414807UNINA